Blogs from La Tortuga Feliz, Limón, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 3

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Sorry for the long delay folks! We're all still alive and well, just slacking on the blogging. We spent a few days in the cute surf town, Santa Theresa, at a really nice hostel. We all tried out surfing and managed to get on our feet, but not a whole lot more. We also rented boogie boards, rode bikes along the beach, relaxed in tidal pools and searched the beach for seashells. After a few days we went a bit further south to Montezuma, another beach town with a little more Hippie vibe. We hiked to some great waterfalls with swimmable pools (Ben jumped, the rest of us just swam) and spent more time on the beach. The boys played soccer with some local kids and the girls got a little shopping out of their systems. ... read more


We spent 3 days in San Jose (including a long walk to the hostel with our bags: some of us will have to rethink our packing choices), exploring the city and shopping. There isn’t much to say about it, just your average city, and all of us were anxious to get out of town. Starting at 9 AM we took a 2 hour bus ride to Bataan where we met with Robert from La Tortuga Feliz. After that it was about 20 minutes in a taxi followed by a 45 minute boat ride. The spraying water was very welcome in the 30 degree weather. We saw lots of birds, turtles and monkeys on the boat ride, but no sloths or alligators. We pulled up to the project at 2:15, greeted by the other volunteers and numerous ... read more




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